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BLOG BREAK CONTINUED THROUGH MAY 21, 2023

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Hello! I wanted to touch base and give an update.  I successfully completed radiation treatment on May 5th! ðŸŽ‰ As you may know, radiation continues to work after treatments end. The treatment peaks 7-10 days later (which was this past weekend) and I've had an unexpected reaction. Please know I will be fine, this is a minor setback in the grand scheme of things but means I am not able to return yet. It is my intention to return and hope that it will be next week. I appreciate all of the support and kind words I've received. I couldn't ask for a better group of people to work with! ðŸ’œ

BLOG BREAK TO FOCUS ON MY HEALTH: April 19 - May 14, 2023

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  Hello! I have difficult news to share. However, after much contemplation, I feel like honesty is the best path forward. Please know that I am a people pleaser at heart and this level of vulnerability is difficult for me yet important because I enjoy working with you and want our relationship to continue. In the grand scheme of things, this is a blip, and I will be back. This past October I was diagnosed with an early stage of breast cancer. My treatment plan was to have a lumpectomy then radiation. It didn't turn out to be that easy. I underwent three lumpectomies and was finally cleared to begin radiation treatment.  My radiation treatment began last week, and I will undergo 3 more weeks of treatment. With an additional two weeks in which I may not feel 100%. So far, I am experiencing more side effects than I had anticipated. Funny, how cancer treatment reminds us we are human and none of this is in our control. 🤣🤣🤣 You may be wondering w...